Assessing and Training Your Students in Office with SAM 2010
Today’s SAM Agenda• What is SAM?
– Assessment, Training, Projects• Total Solutions• Additional Resources
What is SAM?• Since 1998, SAM (Skills Assessment Manager) has been the
#1 testing and training tool for Microsoft Office. • Performance-based exam and training simulations for Microsoft
Office• Live in-the-application, auto-graded, project-based assessment
for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access• Web deliverable
• Internet Explorer and Flash Player required• Also compatible with Firefox and Safari for Mac users
• Flexible scheduling options• Numerous detailed reports for instructors and students
SAM Assessment• Simulated performance-based exam simulations (tasks)
– Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Internet Explorer, Outlook
• Thousands of objective-based questions• Exams can be created…
– By textbook chapter– Picking and choosing exam tasks– Picking and choosing objective-based questions
• Detailed Study Guide reports map back to Course Technology’s Office textbooks
SAM Training• Simulated, interactive training scenarios
– Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint– Multiple training methods address different learning styles
• Training assignments can be created…– By textbook chapter– Picking and choosing training scenarios
• Schedule exams through SAM Path– Option to schedule a series of assignments that are
contingent upon each other• Detailed Study Guide reports map back to Course
Technology’s Office textbooks
SAM Projects• Live in the application, auto-graded, project-based
assessment– Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Project assignments include– Textbook end-of-chapter projects– Mirror or “2nd scenario” projects – Capstone projects
• Anti-cheating detection• Fully integrated into the SAM “system”• Detailed Study Guide reports map back to Course
Technology’s Office textbooks
• Digital integrated textbook within SAM• Contains additional videos specific for each Series• Available for the following titles:
SAM MindTap
• Simplifies class administration– Instructors can now weight, modify, and add grades
• View section outcomes at a glance– Quickly see section results
• Flexible export– Can pick and choose columns you want to export to more
closely align with your LMS grade book
SAM Grade Book
SAM 2010Assessment, Training & Projects
Total Solutions Provider• Industry-leading textbooks to meet
individual instructor and student needs• SAM for exams, training, project-based
assessment, and the new option to integrate Office 2010 introductory digital textbooks
• Academic solutions partner with Certiport– Sell site license and individual exams for MOS,
ACA, and IC3 exams
Office Project BindersExcellent activities and always an upsell. Buy once, copy as needed; includes CD with all projects. Use with any series!• Illustrated Project High School Binders
– Microsoft Office 2010: Illustrated Projects, High School Binder– ISBN 978-0538-74940-4
– Microsoft Office 2007: Illustrated Projects, High School Binder– ISBN 978-14239-0547-9
• MS Office 2010 Fundamentals Projects Binder– ISBN 978-0-538-47989-9
Get up to speed quickly with our
“Guided Tour…” CDs
Resources• SAM Central
– http://samcentral.course.com • Register for a live SAM Webinar or view
recorded Webinars at the Cengage Learning CourseCare Website– http://www.cengage.com/school/coursecare/– SAM Training Guide, Instructor and SAM
Student “walkthrough” documents• CourseCoach
– www.course.com/coursecoach
Learning ResourcesClick SAMCENTRAL from the SAM
screenhttp://cengage.com/samcentral
Self-Training VideosOnline Seminars
SAM 2010 Training Guide
The SAMCentral website has many resources available for you: http://www.cengage.com/samcentral (a link to this site is also accessible at the bottom of any SAM screen):
• Click on the Get Trained tab (scroll to the bottom of the page) to register for upcoming live Webinars that demonstrate SAM features or view recorded sessions
• View the short Self-Training Videos that demonstrate the major features of SAM Exams, Training, and Projects.
• Download a copy of the SAM Training Guide that will help you get started using SAM.
• Click on the User Resources link (upper right corner of the main SAMCentral screen) for MOS certification Mapping Grids, system requirements, and more.
http://www.cengage.com/school/coursecare/
PRESS RELEASE... • Braden River HS Instructor WM Gaynor's
Future Business Leaders of America [FBLA] Word Processing II students SWEEP the event.
• In only thirteen months of testing...Mr. Gaynor used SAM2007 and CERTIPORT software used to obtain a record 363 Microsoft MOS2007 certifications since May. Come walk our "Hall of Fame" to see all the posted certifications...
